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    deride
    /dɪˈrʌɪd/

    verb

    • 1. express contempt for; ridicule: "the decision was derided by environmentalists"

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  2. 1. : to laugh at or insult contemptuously. got derided by a carnival clown. 2. : to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule or criticism. politicians deriding their opponents. : to express a lack of respect or approval of. were derided as the weaker sex. derider noun.

  3. DERIDE definition: 1. to laugh at or show no respect for someone or something, because you think they are stupid or of…. Learn more.

  4. Deride definition: to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.. See examples of DERIDE used in a sentence.

  5. The verb deride means to speak to someone with contempt or show a low opinion of someone or something. A bully might constantly deride other kids in his class — which might lead to many afternoons spent in the principal's office.

  6. DERIDE meaning: 1. to laugh at or show no respect for someone or something, because you think they are stupid or of…. Learn more.

  7. If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.

  8. Define deride. deride synonyms, deride pronunciation, deride translation, English dictionary definition of deride. tr.v. de·rid·ed , de·rid·ing , de·rides To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously. See Synonyms at ridicule. de·rid′er n....

  9. If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.

  10. If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value. Critics derided the move as too little, too late. American English : deride / dɪˈraɪd /

  11. Deride definition: To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.

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